In Your Divine Name begins all hope and in Your Divine Name begins all despair & When there is only Your Divine Name hope is despair and despair is hope
"The Book of Wisdom" by Sheikh Ibn Ataa'ol-laah Al-Eskandari, explanations by Sheikh Al-Rendi, footnotes by Sheikh Sharqawi When hope & despair are one and the same http://www.untiredwithloving.org/ibn_ataa_hekam1.html Sufi Sages produced a cornucopia of Hekam (Wisdom) in short laconic form, timeless suitable for any period of history and for any culture on this earth. In this introductory treatise we learn how and when the hope & despair are one and the same!? And why should the Murid (Seeker) and the Aabed (Worshiper) understand this equivalence early on upon the Divine Path. The Sheikh in short few words explains the true source of all despair in face of troubles and by the process of negation one can walk backwards to avoid the hapless despair that is shadowing the earth this day. Muslims who are keen in worship and the Murids (Seekers) exerting much effort seeking That Divine Beloved need to hold in abeyance their conception about their righteous deeds, apply thorough examination of these to discern their true nature: Is this act or worship or Dhikr (Remembrance) from `I' or from Hu? The non-Muslims can benefit from the depth of the Sheikh's wisdom, and bring to the Western thinking the laconic & terse expression of wisdom rather than the elongated scholarly expressions of wisdom contrasted to the child-like wisdom of the Western religious interpretations. --DARA The Eyeless Lion ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/O.5XsA/8WnJAA/E2hLAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
